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Unworthiness

noun/ʌnwˈɜːðinəs/
Definition
the quality or state of lacking merit or value
the quality of being not particularly suitable or befitting
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ʌnwˈɜːðinəs/
🇬🇧British English
/ʌnwˈɜːðinəs/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ʌnwˈɜːðinəs/
4 syllables Say it as /ʌnwˈɜːðinəs/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
nounthe quality or state of lacking merit or value
nounthe quality of being not particularly suitable or befitting
“he retracted nothing that he had said about the inappropriateness of either a corporeal God or a God who is a person”
Word Forms
unworthyadjectivemorally reprehensible
inappropriateadjectivenot suitable for a particular occasion etc
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Unwürdigkeit
die Qualität oder der Zustand mangelnder Verdienste oder Werte
🇫🇷French
indignité
la qualité ou l'état de manque de mérite ou de valeur
🇪🇸Spanish
indignidad
la cualidad o estado de falta de mérito o valor
🇮🇹Italian
indegnità
la qualità o lo stato di mancanza di merito o valore
🇳🇱Dutch
onwaardigheid
de kwaliteit of staat van gebrek aan verdienste of waarde
🇵🇹Portuguese
indignidade
a qualidade ou estado de falta de mérito ou valor
🇷🇺Russian
недостойность
качество или состояние отсутствия достоинств или ценности
India
🇮🇳Hindi
अयोग्यता
योग्यता या मूल्य की कमी की गुणवत्ता या स्थिति
🇧🇩Bengali
অযোগ্যতা
যোগ্যতা বা মূল্যের অভাবের গুণমান বা অবস্থা
🇮🇳Tamil
தகுதியின்மை
தகுதி அல்லது மதிப்பு இல்லாத தரம் அல்லது நிலை
🇮🇳Telugu
అనర్హత
యోగ్యత లేదా విలువ లేని నాణ్యత లేదా స్థితి
🇮🇳Marathi
अयोग्यता
गुणवत्ता किंवा गुणवत्ता किंवा मूल्य नसल्याची स्थिती
🇮🇳Gujarati
અયોગ્યતા
ગુણવત્તા અથવા ગુણવત્તા અથવા મૂલ્યના અભાવની સ્થિતિ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಅನರ್ಹತೆ
ಅರ್ಹತೆ ಅಥವಾ ಮೌಲ್ಯದ ಕೊರತೆಯ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟ ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
അയോഗ്യത
യോഗ്യതയോ മൂല്യമോ ഇല്ലാത്ത ഗുണനിലവാരം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അവസ്ഥ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਅਯੋਗਤਾ
ਯੋਗਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਮੁੱਲ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ ਦੀ ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਸਥਿਤੀ
🇵🇰Urdu
نااہلی
قابلیت یا قدر کی کمی کا معیار یا حالت
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
无价值
缺乏优点或价值的品质或状态
🇯🇵Japanese
無価値
メリットや価値が欠けている性質や状態
🇰🇷Korean
무가치함
장점이나 가치가 부족한 품질이나 상태
🇻🇳Vietnamese
không xứng đáng
chất lượng hoặc trạng thái thiếu công đức hoặc giá trị
🇹🇭Thai
ความไม่สมควร
คุณภาพหรือสภาพที่ขาดคุณธรรมหรือคุณค่า
🇮🇩Indonesian
ketidaklayakan
kualitas atau keadaan kurang pantas atau bernilai
🇵🇭Filipino
kawalan ng karapat-dapat
ang kalidad o estado ng kawalan ng merito o halaga
🇲🇾Malay
ketidaklayakan
kualiti atau keadaan yang tidak mempunyai merit atau nilai
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
عدم الجدارة
الجودة أو حالة الافتقار إلى الجدارة أو القيمة
🇮🇷Persian
بی لیاقتی
کیفیت یا وضعیت فاقد شایستگی یا ارزش
🇹🇷Turkish
değersizlik
liyakat veya değerden yoksun olma kalitesi veya durumu
🇮🇱Hebrew
חוסר ערך
האיכות או המצב של חוסר הכשרון או הערך
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'unworthiness'?
The primary meaning of 'unworthiness' is 'the quality or state of lacking merit or value'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'unworthiness' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'unworthiness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'unworthiness' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'unworthiness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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